Knitting Category

We know that our customers love to show off their knits or their crochet projects – and quite rightly too, you clever bunch – which is why we decided to reward one of you every single month.

Each month you can share your projects with us on social media for entry into our prize draw and the chance to win a £50 voucher to spend on MarrinerYarns.com.

#MarrinerNovember winner

We thought we would celebrate the month of November itself by invoking it’s birthstone, topaz and it’s flower, the Chrysanthemum and asking for anything and everything you have made in the colour yellow.

Our ladies are now getting ready for winter and that also means they are getting ready to be mums. We will hopefully see the arrival of some gorgeous little lambs come March and April and our flock is currently being looked after in preparation to carry their little ones for a few months. One of the ways we prepare for this is to shear them.

A few weeks ago, all of our sheep went for a visit to the hairdresser and are now looking considerably less fluffy…

Why are they sheared in autumn?

As we are now in November and fast approaching the coldest time of year, it may seem strange that we have chosen to shear our ewes now, but it is common practice to shear Romneys twice a year. Other breeds…

Our customers are some of the most talented and creative people we have the pleasure of dealing with. Each day they surprise us with their knitting and crochet makes – conjuring everything from huge blankets, cute amigurumi, beautiful cardigans and cosy scarves with their own hooks or needles.

As it’s approaching our favourite, festive time of year, we couldn’t let it go by without asking our customers if we could show off some of their own little Christmas creations that we think everyone would enjoy making in the run up to the big day.

Fancy seeing your Christmas design featured on Marriner Yarns?

There is nothing like getting on with some Christmas crafting to get you in the festive spirit – we can imagine that you are all planning your autumn and winter projects already.

At Marriner Yarns, we love seeing everything that our customers make over the festive period (we know how talented you all are!), so we want to see as many of your own original patterns for small and simple Christmas themed projects as possible. Send us your patterns for quick and easy projects – anything from Christmas pom poms,…

Our Marriner flock is well and truly at home in their lush, green sloping field. They are more than happy spending their days roaming the small hills and munching their way through a considerable amount of grass.

Their fleece is getting thicker by the day and we can already tell that it’s going to be quite soft. They are due their very first haircut around this time, and we can’t wait to take you through the whole process from shearing, to scouring, roving, spinning and, finally, winding. With only a small flock we won’t see a huge amount of wool…

Autumn has arrived and we can think of nothing else but getting cosy every evening and delving into our knitting and crochet – and what else to create during autumn other than a soft and snuggly blanket?

We know that you are all pulling out your projects now that our scorcher of a summer has finished, and it looks like the windy and rainy weather has certainly announced that autumn is most definitely here. Perfect weather for hiding under a blanket -…